“…Transverse erosional ripples have been documented to form on metal and ceramic surfaces due to abrasion by particles entrained in air and flowing water (Figure 10) [ Bitter , 1963; Finnie and Kabil , 1965]. Particularly well studied is the formation of transverse ripples during the erosion of rubber [ Schallamach , 1954] and metals like aluminum, copper, and lead, subject to a flux of solid particles [ Carter et al , 1980; Griffin and MacMillan , 1986; Hovis et al , 1986; Ballout et al , 1995; Talia et al , 1996]. Similarly, studies of the effects of sandblasting on erosion of a copper surface found that for sufficiently long erosion times and impact angles of 10–65° (measured from the horizontal) a well‐defined ripple pattern developed, with mass loss greatest at glancing impact angles of 10–20° [ Carter et al , 1980].…”